Users may not create topics, posts, or private messages containing or relating to the following material (especially pertaining to Motorola copyrighted software, unless you want Motorola to come along and shut this site down):

Yikes, went to order another one of these and it's listed as a 'B' version already. Seems like they just started shipping this brand new product a few months ago, but it has probably been just short of a year already. Does anyone know what changed or what was wrong with the original 'A' model that precipitated the change? Thanks.

We just did a bunch of internal testing with the XE500 and not very impressed with the performance.The ruggedized Commander outperformed it in transmit audio quality, even in a high noise environment, without all the bells and whistles.

N4DES wrote:We just did a bunch of internal testing with the XE500 and not very impressed with the performance.The ruggedized Commander outperformed it in transmit audio quality, even in a high noise environment, without all the bells and whistles.

We just got 10 B-revision mics in a couple of weeks ago. I don't have any A-revision mics to test with, but in head-to-head competition with a standard NNTN8203 XE RSM the XE500 sounded noticeably clearer, with better highs (treble.) I also had an NMN6271A XP RSM to test with and it sounded close, if not identical to the XE500. This was with no changes made to the APX audio profiles from our baseline modified configuration.

One crazy thing I noticed with the XE500 mics: you can hold them at any angle up to arm's length from your face and it will still produce clear audio.

When exposed to Rapid Fire Growth or Thermal Emergency, two things are lost:1. Ability to use fine motor skills2. Presence of mind

We have a large fleet of the first generation XE Speaker Mics, with Xtreme temp cords. Have served well in the two years being in service.

When the XE500's first came out, our regional /\/\ rep gave us two to evaluate. One was given to the Shift BCs and one to my busiest truck company. Within two weeks, both had apparent mic cord failures, where they would not connect to the radio. Shortly after they stopped shipping them. On the positive side, the 5 microphones on the XE500 provided notably better audio on analog and P25. I would not hesitate to use them again once the cord issue is figured out.